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Thursday, Last Prep

I have a submission ready to go to the Promptcast, it just needs a last pass to identify all the vocabulary words that need pronunciation guides. Then I go colour-code the singing and send that noise offski.

I have a character who singsongs to avoid stuttering, so giving a cue to the cold reader is helpful.

Good news: I am in the lead for the Promptcast wordcount tally.
Bad news: For all of the five minutes it takes for my "rival" to update her own tally.

I didn't pitch B'Nar yet so I just took time out to go do that. I flubbed and forgot to add a name to a query letter so I expect a rejection for that very quickly. My bad for not double-checking it was all done properly.

Today's PLN is the Promptcast check, and the daily tale. The latter of which is next up in my schedule.

I am very getting there.

Wednesday, Rant and Nonsense

I am so close to tagging the leader in the Promptcast wordcount total. If I try really hard, I can be the leader for the glorious two minutes it takes for Zia to overtake me by 80K+

We have fun over there.

I'm focussing on the Promptcast thing this morning, then getting on with the other nonsense.

Nonsense that includes:

  • Sending a polite, "Did you look at the thing?" to the agent that hasn't rejected me yet
  • Pitching B'Nar again, this time
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Tuesday, Patreon, Promptcast and PLNs

I have barely made a start with the Promptcast story for this week, and then only because the starting sentence is part of the prompt. I have Patrons to gift things to, and only a few little things to gift.

Including last week's Promptcast entry. That might have to be the way of things going forward. Given how long it takes me to do a thing for the Promptcast.

I somehow managed to fuck up both my shoulders this morning. I have

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Monday, Convoluted PLNs

I got another shopping trip in my schedule today, and a little extra running-around money from Beloved.

It's up in the air as to whether that money will be spent on fuel or equipment. Both are needed. It depends on where I stop first and what's needed most.

Story shall be happening after I get back from that thing. And I shall make a concerted effort to write the Promptcast thing before the day turns.

Wish me luck because I am already

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Sunday, Stream, Shenanigans, and FML

I woke up at 2 in the morning to the sound of wildly running water. The toilet tank won't stop filling and flowing, and I can't fathom why the hell it's doing that.

Two hours later, I still have no clue.

When I went out to search for tools, I had to feed the cats. Alas, the kitchen sink was under the supervision of Mayhem, who had put stuff down the drain that needed time to operate.

Since Mayhem was in a

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Saturday, Editing Hell

I am helping edit a mentee's writing for the Promptcast. Said mentee is not a native English speaker and has not yet internalised a lot of the rules I keep giving them.

And this one looks like it was a bit rushed.

Whee fun.

But if that's all that goes agley today, I shall count myself lucky.

And the Promptcast is starting the author interviews. And I am a mod.

Story whenever.

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Friday, Rest Day?

I can hope that I will have enough of my shit together to get the story out today and have enough time to just mess around and have some chill time.

Maybe.

But first, I must focus. Which is always an issue when chatting with other writers.

Why chat with other writers?

I need socialisation. It's that simple. I need to talk shop with like-minded gremlins and my writers' groups fit that bill.

Working on today's tale.

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Thursday, Pushing it

The PLN today is to lock in and finish up the Promptcast thing, and see if I can get some help in identifying the vocabulary words so Izzy can get a free pronounciation guide that no longer makes presumptions.

So the instant story for today will be happening much later. Unless, of course, the muse and the words decide fly.

I'll see if that's happening after this break to ice my dumb ankle. Fingers crossed, I can actually do it all and

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Wednesday, Rant, Physio, and Catching Up

I gotta take off for Physio soon. I got the weekly blog due today, and I aim to finish up the Promptcast thing.

Further updates after I get back.

Update:

The Chapter 13 disaster has struck the Physio, killing their theragun. All things considered, less than what I was bracing for. I was ready for compy implosions, power outages, and other cosmic disasters that would make it difficult to write things.

OK.

I shall get on with posting my weekly thing in

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Tuesday: Vampires, Shopping, and Patreon

I checked the paperwork shortly after leaving the bedchamber this morning, and nothing indicates a fasting test or not. So I'm writing hungy this AM. As soon as I'm done with the vampires, I am GETTING some foods. Official cheat day. I declare it thus.

I'm also doing the Leyland's Tour, allegedly to save petrol. So I will likely be freaking tired when I come back home.

There shall at least be story, but I have no idea when that's happening.

Time,

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Monday, Video Meets and Shenanigan

Just one shenanigan. Getting some voices with authority to encourage the Archive to review the rules. There's a snowballing situation with old rules and old procedures that could use a poke or three.

It's not looking that great to happen this week, though. Health issues.

Good news: Beloved has an income again!
Bad news: Not a great lot of it.

It will help pay for the foods, so that's a good thing. Can always use help paying for the foods.

...lord knows

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Sunday, Streaming Shenanigans

I skip the Archive event streams, so I'm watching the Promptcast like a hawk.

In betwixt that, I'll be intermittently tapping away on today's tale. Chipping out words one letter at a time. Or something that feels like that.

Fingers crossed, the scuff shall be light to nonexistent. We can hope and pray.

I also have bread on, so I'm listening for the auto alarms. Just the usual juggling nonsense at any given minute. Same ol' same ol'.

Story whenever I can

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Saturday, Goblin Day

I'm not self-maintaining today. I dunno if it's depression or some other variety of emotional disregulation. I just want to be a slob, today.

With good fortune, I'll be back on an even keel tomorrow.

B'Nar got rejected this morning. Unrelated to the Goblining going on. So that's another downer in my day. Huzzah.

I hope to lock in and get the story done soon, but I'm also wrangling bread, so there's some fun times going. I may or may not have

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Friday, Technical Issues

I'm still trying to connect to the printer. My varying brute force attempts keep splattering against a brick wall where the tech just decides it doesn't like me.

I'm trying two 'attacks' - manually trying to connect via my compy's Bluetooth capability, and connecting the printer to the WiFi. Neither of them are working, but I'm trying.

Maybe my lovelies will have an answer about that. Maybe I'll have my ongoing pattern of luck with this shit.

So far, it's the latter.

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Thursday, Time of Ease?

I can hope I have some time to chillax. The Leyland's tour yesterday did horrible things to my left foot so I am taking things gently and getting around with my support staff.

A literal staff to support me. AKA a broom handle with a tennis ball added to the floor end.

I stayed up last night to finish reading Project Hail Mary and finished the review pretty darn close to midnight. It's a bloody miracle I woke up at my alarm

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